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Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC)

Prepared By Ravi Kumar

Contents
Introduction Benefits of FRC Toughening Mechanism Factor affecting the properties of FRC Comparison of Mix Proportion of FRC and Plain Concrete Type of fibers Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) Structural behavior & Durability of SFRC

Problems with SFRC


Application Of FRC Conclusion

References

Introduction to Fiber Reinforced Concrete


Concrete containing a hydraulic cement, water , aggregate, and discontinuous discrete fibers is

called fiber reinforced concrete.


Fibers can be in form of steel fiber, glass fiber, natural fiber , synthetic fiber.

Benefits of FRC
Main role of fibers is to bridge the cracks that develop in concrete and increase the ductility of concrete elements. Improvement on Post-Cracking behavior of concrete Imparts more resistance to Impact load controls plastic shrinkage cracking and drying shrinkage cracking Lowers the permeability of concrete matrix and thus reduce the bleeding of water

Toughening mechanism
Toughness is ability of a material to absorb energy and plastically deform without fracturing. It can also be defined as resistance to fracture of a material when stressed.

Contd.

Reference: Cement & Concrete Institute http://www.cnci.org.za

Contd.

Source: P.K. Mehta and P.J.M. Monteiro, Concrete: Microstructure, Properties, and Materials, Third Edition, Fourth Reprint 2011

Factors affecting the Properties of FRC


Volume of fibers Aspect ratio of fiber Orientation of fiber

Relative fiber matrix stiffness

Volume of fiber
Low volume fraction (less than 1%)
Used in slab and pavement that have large exposed surface leading to high shrinkage cracking Moderate volume fraction(between 1 and 2 percent) Used in Construction method such as Shortcrete & in Structures which requires improved capacity against delamination, spalling & fatigue

High volume fraction(greater than 2%)


Used in making high performance fiber reinforced composites (HPFRC)

Contd.

Source: P.K. Mehta and P.J.M. Monteiro, Concrete: Microstructure, Properties, and Materials, Third Edition, Fourth Reprint 2011

Aspect Ratio of fiber


It is defined as ratio of length of fiber to its diameter (L/d). Increase in the aspect ratio upto 75,there is increase in relative strength and toughness. Beyond 75 of aspect ratio there is decrease in aspect ratio and toughness.

Orientation of fibers
Aligned in the direction of load Aligned in the direction perpendicular to load Randomly distribution of fibers It is observed that fibers aligned parallel to applied load offered more tensile strength and toughness than randomly distributed or perpendicular fibers.

Relative fiber matrix


Modulus of elasticity of matrix must be less than of fibers for efficient stress transfer. Low modulus of fibers imparts more energy absorption while high modulus fibers imparts strength and stiffness. Low modulus fibers e.g. Nylons and Polypropylene fibers High modulus fibers e.g. Steel, Glass, and Carbon fibers

Comparison of Mix Proportion between Plain Concrete and Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Material Cement Water (W/C=0.45) Fine aggregate Coarse aggregate Fibers (2% by volume) Plain concrete 446 201 854 682 -Fiber reinforced concrete 519 234 761 608 157

The 14-days flexural strength, 8 Mpa, of the fiber reinforced was about 20% higher than that of plain concrete.
Source: Adapted from Hanna, A.N., PCA Report RD 049.01P, Portland cement Association, Skokie, IL, 1977

Types of fiber used in FRC


Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Polypropylene Fiber Reinforced (PFR) concrete Glass-Fiber Reinforced Concrete

Asbestos fibers
Carbon fibers and Other Natural fibers

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Type of fiber Tensile strength (Mpa) Youngs modulus (x103Mpa) Ultimate elongation (%)
0.5-35 ~25

Steel Polypropylene

275-2757 551-690

200 3.45

Glass
Nylon

1034-3792
758-827

~69
4.14

1.5-3.5
16-20

Source: ACI Committee 544, Report 544.IR-82, Concr. Int., Vol. 4, No. 5, p. 11, 1982

Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete


Diameter Varying from 0.3-0.5 mm (IS:280-1976) Length varying from 35-60 mm Various shapes of steel fibers

Advantage of Steel fiber


High structural strength Reduced crack widths and control the crack widths tightly, thus improving durability

less steel reinforcement required


Improve ductility Reduced crack widths and control the crack widths tightly, thus improving durability Improve impact and abrasionresistance

Structural Behavior of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete


Effect on modulus of rupture Effect of compressive strength Effect on Compressive strength & tensile Strength at fire condition i.e. at elevated temperature

Effect on Modulus of Rupture

Ref: Abid A. Shah, Y. Ribakov, Recent trends in steel fibered high-strength concrete, Elsevier, Materials and Design 32 (2011), pp 41224151

Effect on Compressive Strength

Ref: Abid A. Shah, Y. Ribakov, Recent trends in steel fibered high-strength concrete, Elsevier, Materials and Design 32 (2011), pp 41224151

Structural behavior at Elevated Temperature

Ref: K.Srinivasa Rao, S.Rakesh kumar, A.Laxmi Narayana, Comparison of Performance of Standard Concrete and Fibre Reinforced Standard Concrete Exposed To Elevated Temperatures, American Journal of Engineering Research (AJER), e-ISSN: 2320-0847 p-ISSN : 2320-0936, Volume-02, Issue-03, 2013, pp-20-26

Contd.

Ref: K.Srinivasa Rao, S.Rakesh kumar, A.Laxmi Narayana, Comparison of Performance of Standard Concrete and Fibre Reinforced Standard Concrete Exposed To Elevated Temperatures, American Journal of Engineering Research (AJER), e-ISSN: 2320-0847 p-ISSN : 2320-0936, Volume-02, Issue-03, 2013, pp-20-26

Durability
Resistance against Sea water (In 3% NaCl by weight of water)
Maximum loss in compressive strength obtained was about 3.84% for non-fibered concrete and 2.53% for fibered concrete

Resistance against acids (containing 1% of sulfuric acid by weight of water)


Maximum loss in compressive strength obtained was found to be about 4.51% for non-fibered concrete and 4.42% for fiber concrete

Problems with Steel Fibers


Reduces the workability; loss of workability is proportional to volume concentration of fibers in concrete

Higher Aspect Ratio also reduced workability

Application of FRC in India & Abroad


More than 400 tones of Steel Fibers have been used recently in the construction of a road overlay for a project at Mathura (UP).
A 3.9 km long district heating tunnel, caring heating pipelines from a power plant on the island Amager into the center of Copenhagen, is lined with SFC segments without any conventional steel bar reinforcement. steel fibers are used without rebars to carry flexural loads is a parking garage at Heathrow Airport. It is a structure with 10 cm thick slab.
Precast fiber reinforced concrete manhole covers and frames are being widely used in India.

Conclusion
The total energy absorbed in fiber as measured by the area under the load-deflection curve is at least 10 to 40 times higher for fiber-reinforced concrete than that of plain concrete. Addition of fiber to conventionally reinforced beams increased the fatigue life and decreased the crack width under fatigue loading. At elevated temperature SFRC have more strength both in compression and tension.

Cost savings of 10% - 30% over conventional concrete flooring systems.

References
K.Srinivasa Rao, S.Rakesh kumar, A.Laxmi Narayana, Comparison of Performance of Standard Concrete and Fibre Reinforced Standard Concrete Exposed To Elevated Temperatures, American Journal of Engineering Research (AJER), e-ISSN: 2320-0847 p-ISSN : 2320-0936, Volume-02, Issue03, 2013, pp-20-26 Abid A. Shah, Y. Ribakov, Recent trends in steel fibered highstrength concrete, Elsevier, Materials and Design 32 (2011), pp 41224151 ACI Committee 544. 1990. State-of-the-Art Report on Fiber Reinforced Concrete.ACI Manual of Concrete Practice, Part 5, American Concrete Institute, Detroit,MI, 22 pp

Contd.
P.K. Mehta and P.J.M. Monteiro, Concrete: Microstructure, Properties, and Materials, Third Edition, Fourth Reprint 2011, pp 502-522 ACI Committee 544, Report 544.IR-82, Concr. Int., Vol. 4, No. 5, p. 11, 1982

Hanna, A.N., PCA Report RD 049.01P, Portland Cement Association, Skokie, IL, 1977
Ezio Cadoni ,Alberto Meda ,Giovanni A. Plizzari, Tensile behaviour of FRC under high strain-rate,RILEM, Materials and Structures (2009) 42:12831294 Marco di Prisco, Giovanni Plizzari, Lucie Vandewalle, Fiber Reinforced Concrete: New Design Prespectives, RILEM, Materials and Structures (2009) 42:1261-1281

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